Evaluation of Analytical Chemical Methods for Detection of Estrogens in the Environment

Appendix 5 - List of abbreviations

  • APCI: Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionisation
  • APPI: Atmospheric Pressure Photo Ionisation
  • CI: Chemical ionisation
  • DAD: Diode Array Detector
  • E1: Estrone
  • E2: 17 -estradiol
  • EE2: 17 -ethinylestradiol
  • E2-17 : 17 -estradiol
  • E3: Estriol
  • EI: Electron impact
  • ELISA: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • ESI: Electrospray ionisation
  • GC: Gas Chromatography
  • GPC: Gel Permeation Chromatography
  • HPLC: High Pressureerformance Liquid Chromatography
  • LC: Liquid Chromatography
  • LLE: Liquid-liquid Extraction
  • LOEC: Lowest Observed Effect LevelConcentration
  • LOD: Level Limit Of Detection
  • LOQ: Level Limit Of Quantification
  • MeEE2: Mestranol
  • MS: Mass Spectrometry
  • MS-MS: Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • NOEC: No Observed Effect Concentration
  • PLE: Pressurised Liquid Extraction
  • RIA: Radio Immunoassay
  • SPE: Solid-phase Extraction
  • STP: Sewage Treatment Plant